STEAMED · Medium · 85 min

Bossam & Suyuk — Steamed Pork with Wraps

Name: Bossam & Suyuk — Steamed Pork with Wraps
Ingredients: 1.2kg pork shoulder or belly; 1 Tbsp doenjang, ginger, garlic, onion, bay; Salt, saeujeot, ssamjang, salted cabbage or lettuce, kimchi

By Bokkeum Curator

180-190°F lazy bubble with doenjang and ginger — sliceable not shredded.

TL;DR

180-190°F lazy bubble with doenjang and ginger — sliceable not shredded.

Prep 15 minCook 70 minServes 6

Ingredients

1.2kg pork shoulder or belly
1 Tbsp doenjang, ginger, garlic, onion, bay
Salt, saeujeot, ssamjang, salted cabbage or lettuce, kimchi

Steps

Simmer pork in water + doenjang/ginger/garlic/onion/bay at 82-88°C 45-70 min until chopstick gently enters.
Rest 10 min in warm broth, slice 4mm across grain.
Wrap with kimchi/garlic/saeujeot in ssam.

Tips

Hard boil = dry slices; gentle simmer is doctrine.

Read journal →Back to recipes →

What you'll need

Pantry searches on Amazon — we do not invent prices or pick a single “best” brand.

Korean fish sauce (aekjeot)Anchovy extract for kimchi paste. Not the same as Thai nam pla, though it can stand in.
Ssamjang (ssam sauce)Lettuce-wrap sauce for Korean BBQ and leftover grilled meat.

As an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. Links go to Amazon search results and use rel="sponsored nofollow". Affiliate disclosure.

More Korean food

Relevant pages on the two hub sites — recipes and a BBQ directory on bulgogi.ai, street rice cakes on tteokbokki.ai.

bulgogi.ai — recipes & BBQ directory →Marinades, cuts, and a USA Korean BBQ map.
tteokbokki.ai — street rice cakes →School-cart sauce, rose, mala, and tteok types.
Korean BBQ directory →Grill vs stir-fry is the split — send tabletop nights to bulgogi.ai.